Your First Latte Art Patterns
Your first three latte art patterns should be the monk’s head (a plain white dot), the heart, and the tulip,…
Category: Milk Steaming & Latte Art
How to Steam Milk for Espresso: The Complete Guide
Steaming milk well is two jobs done at once: stretching the milk to add air (microfoam) and heating it to…
Milk Temperature by Drink Type for Espresso
Steam almost every milk drink to 55–60°C and never exceed 65°C. Within that band, the silky drinks meant to taste…
How to Clean an Espresso Steam Wand
Cleaning a steam wand is two routines: an immediate one after every drink — purge a burst of steam and…
Microfoam Technique on a Single Boiler
You can pull café-grade microfoam on a single-boiler machine — you just have to respect its smaller steam budget. The…